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Jalen Milroe hit Isaiah Bond for a 31-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-goal with 32 seconds remaining to give No. 8 Alabama the most dramatic of victories at Auburn on Saturday.
Alabama trailed 24-20 in the fourth quarter, but got the ball at the Auburn 30-yard line with 4:48 remaining after recovering a muffed punt by Auburn.
The Crimson Tide converted a fourth-and-1 from inside the Auburn 10-yard line on a 3-yard run by Roydell Williams, but then on second down, a snap went past Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, who recovered it at the Auburn 26-yard line.
Facing a fourth-and-goal from the Auburn 31 after a penalty, Milroe threw a pass into the back left corner of the end zone to Bond, who snatched it out of the air for a sensational touchdown in the dying seconds that turned out to be the winning score.
By catching Milroe's desperation heave, the Crimson Tide wide receiver snatched a 10th straight win and rescued their playoff hopes in the latest dramatic Iron Bowl.
Jalen Milroe hit Isaiah Bond for a 31-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-goal with 32 seconds remaining to give No. 8 Alabama a 27-24 win at Auburn
Milroe threw a pass into the back left corner of the end zone to Bond, who snatched it out of the air for a sensational touchdown in the dying seconds
Alabama quarterback Milroe provided an extraordinary game-winning touchdown pass
Alabama scored first on the night, taking a 7-0 lead with 10:53 remaining in the first quarter on a 2-yard touchdown run by Williams.
Auburn answered later in the first, tying the game at 7-7 on a 4-yard touchdown run by Damari Alston with 5:00 to go in the first.
Following a 32-yard field goal with 14:09 left in the second quarter by Will Reichard that gave Alabama a 10-7 lead, Auburn grabbed a 14-10 lead on a 12-yard touchdown run by Ja'Varrius Johnson with 2:24 remaining in the second.
The lead was short-lived for Auburn, as Alabama took a 17-14 lead with 1:33 left in the second quarter on a 68-yard touchdown pass from Milroe to Jermaine Burton.
After Alabama took a 20-14 lead on a 22-yard field goal by Will Reichard, Auburn drove 75 yards in five plays and took a 21-20 lead on a 27-yard touchdown pass from Payton Thorne to Johnson.
Auburn took a 24-20 lead with 10:15 remaining on a 21-yard field goal by Alex McPherson.
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